Building for the Future: China's Progress in Space Technology During the Tenth 5-Year Plan and the U.S. Response

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Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. SPONSOR/MONITOR'S ACRONYM(S) 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)AFRL/RISE 525 Brooks Rd Rome NY 13441-4505 SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER AFRL-RI-RS-TR-2008-13 DISTRIBUTION AVAILABILITY STATEMENT APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED. PA# WPAFB 08-0091 SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ABSTRACTUnder the DynRIIC project, we produced results in two primary areas of QoS management for information spaces: architecture and algorithms. In the architecture area, we conceived, designed, and prototyped a multi-layered QoS management architecture suitable for information spaces. The multi-layered QoS management system works alongside the information manager in an information space and assigns QoS levels and resource allocations, produces and enforces QoS policies, and actuates QoS controls, including resource controls and information shaping.In the algorithms area, we developed several QoS allocation algorithms that work with the QoS management system, including resource and QoS allocation for single and multiple information spaces. We evaluated the algorithms indicating the relative merits and use of these algorithms in various scenarios, and prototyped some of the algorithms in the QoS decision maker components of the QoS management system. SUBJECT TERMSInfospace, infosphere, community of interest (COI), composable, dynamic, interoperability, information management SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF:19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON

China's Space Capabilities and Their Regional Security Implications

“…However, the space programs, especially manned space flight programs, will help China develop a large number of young engineers and scientists and accelerate its technological spinoffs and innovations. 9 This will greatly improve China's competitiveness in future high-tech industries. China's international cooperation programs, particularly those with Brazil and European countries, provide it renewed opportunities to absorb new technologies, and greatly enhance China's geographical and geological information system and its ability to formulate a better designed territorial management plan to more effectively use its agricultural, forestry, mineral resources and deal with natural disasters such as long drought in Northern and Southwestern China.…”

“…However, no matter how aggressive China pushes in its space programs, it is nearly impossible to challenge U.S. space dominance in the foreseeable future. 57 What the U.S. government has to pay attention to is China's quick development of a large pool of basic and space related scientific talents, who will be able to accelerate China's innovative and technological capability. Compared with the retiring and aging space scientist group in the U.S., China's space scientists and engineers are on average only 40 years old.…”

“…China's space development, in terms of technologies, human capital and investments, will be limited in scope. Even its manned space program, with only 2 billion yuan (about $300 million) annual budget, is less likely to reach former Soviet scale, let alone compete with the U.S. 66 China is likely to continue its focused programs in communication, remote sensing, global positioning/timing, ISR, 22 space imagery, electronic intelligence and meteorological satellites, along with manned/unmanned space flight programs and certain secret counter space weapons.…”

“…67 Although having a series of manned/unmanned space flight successes in the last decade, China's plan to build space station and send a remote controlled robots to the Moon has not realized as scheduled. 68 As proven by its space undertakings and its attitude in space development, China is not likely to run an outright space race (not even space arms race) with the U.S.…”

“…24 Therefore, the PLA has significant influence over satellite and other space technology development.…”